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Reigning premiers Penrith Panthers suffered a shock loss last week and with some doubt surrounding the participation of their State of Origin stars, Manly Sea Eagles will be hoping to capitalise.
START DATE/TIME: UK - Sunday 9th June, 2024 - 07:05 / AUS - 16:05 / US EST - 02:05 / US PST - Saturday 8th June, 2024 - 23:05
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PENRITH PANTHERS FORM: PANTHERS SUFFER BIG UPSET
With their Origin stars missing last week, the Panthers were unable to build on their huge win over Cronulla Sharks. That is now two losses in three for the premiers and they will not want to lose too much ground in the race for top spot on the ladder.
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MANLY SEA EAGLES FORM: SEA EAGLES STUN STORM
Manly have shown that they can mix it with the best this season and seem to save their better performances for the bigger teams in the league. That was evident as they defeated Melbourne Storm last time out as they ended a three-game losing run.
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PENRITH PANTHERS TEAM NEWS: EDWARDS COULD PLAY AFTER ORIGIN WITHDRAWAL
Despite failing to make his debut for New South Wales during the week, Dylan Edwards’ quad injury is not deemed to be bad enough to definitively rule him out of this game and he could feature having been listed among the reserves. The rest of the Origin contingent have been named in the 17.
Starting 13: 1. Daine Laurie 2. Sunia Turuva 3. Izack Tago 4. Paul Alamoti 5. Brian To'o 6. Jack Cole 7. Jarome Luai 8. Moses Leota 9. Mitch Kenny 10. James Fisher-Harris 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo Bench: 14. Trent Toelau 15. Lindsay Smith 16. Liam Henry 17. Luke Garner Reserves: 18. Brad Schneider 19. Mavrik Geyer 20. Matt Eisenhuth 21. Jesse McLean 22. Preston Riki 23. Dylan Edwards 24. Tyrone Peachey
MANLY SEA EAGLES TEAM NEWS: CHERRY-EVANS TO BACK UP AFTER QUEENSLAND SUCCESS
After a stellar showing in Game 1 of State of Origin on Wednesday, veteran halfback Daly Cherry-Evans looks set to back up here. The gap between the two games should help with his recovery while Haumole Olakau’atu and Jake Trbojevic are also named to play after playing for the Blues.
Starting 13: 1. Lehi Hopoate 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Tommy Talau 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 8. Taniela Paseka 9. Karl Lawton 10. Josh Aloiai 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jake Trbojevic Bench: 14. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 15. Corey Waddell 16. Toafofoa Sipley 17. Nathan Brown Reserves: 18. Ethan Bullemor 19. Raymond Tuiamalo Vaega 20. Jaxson Paulo 21. Jamie Humphreys 22. Ben Condon 23. Jake Simpkin
PENRITH PANTHERS VS MANLY SEA EAGLES PREDICTION
Penrith Panthers were on the end of a stunning loss at the hands of St. George Illawarra Dragons last time out and will be desperate to bounce back. The premiers have lost two of their last three but have their Origin stars back on deck here which should aid their cause. Manly Sea Eagles have tended to go better in clashes with the better teams in the league this season but Penrith rarely lose back-to-back games on home soil so the away side look set to fall short in this one.
PENRITH PANTHERS VS MANLY SEA EAGLES TIP: PENRITH PANTHERS TO WIN